What color is #3C3402?

#3C3402 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3402?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 2: 60 red, 52 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3402?

The complementary color is #020A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3402?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3402 color

#3C3402 rgb(60, 52, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3C3402 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 0.8% blue (60, 52, 2).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 94% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 97% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#3C3402 color codes

HEX	`#3C3402`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 94%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 97%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 97%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.66, -2.52, 29.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.66, 29.52, 94.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.103, 3.421, 0.554)`
Decimal	`3945474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3402, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C3402	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3402 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C3402 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3402; }
.text { color: #3c3402; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3402; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3402, #273c02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C3402?: #3C3402 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3402?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 2: 60 red, 52 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3402?: The complementary color is #020A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3402?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.